[Live Blog] How people can use social media for disaster management?

As every soul stirs to reconstruct life in Nepal, we at Social Samosa make an effort to harness the power of social media to fulfill this vision. Follow India’s first panel on social media for disaster management to make a difference.

4:00 PM – Panel discussion commences

4: 09 PM – First question comes in

4:14 PM – Doubts on how IT professionals can help in the scenario pour in.

4: 18 PM – How can one distinguish amongst the array of options to reach out to the right platform to make a difference?

4: 19 PM – Not at ground 0 and yet want to work closely? Try this

4: 23 PM – SM also played an important role during the J & K floods

4: 24 PM – Is Facebook’s safe mark really creating a difference?

4: 27 PM – Make sure you never become a part of a rumor cycle.

4: 29 PM – How can you make a difference?

4: 31 PM – Please used PersonFinder by Google to look out for your near ones in Nepal.

4. 35 PM – How can Nepal channel the funds?

4: 36 PM – A detailed view of social media for disaster management

4: 42 PM – This is how to use social media in a jiffy when a disaster strikes

4: 44 PM – Brands, no time for cheap marketing gimmicks. Do what counts.

4: 47 PM – Coming right up. Stay tuned!

4: 50 PM – Where do geo targeted tweets stand in social media for disaster management?

4: 51 PM – Keep tweeting

4: 54 PM – How are social media networks making a difference?

4: 56 PM – A perfect example

4: 58 PM – How innovations are making a difference?

4: 59 PM – Follow the right people, it will make all the difference

5: 09 PM – 5 key takeaways from #SamosaChat

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Social media for disaster management is a tricky subject. Let’s hope we can make it work for the good.

A writer by Karma, grammar Nazi by heart and traveler by hope, Saloni loves to pen about anything under the sun. With three years of journalism experience under her kitty, Saloni has tried hands on various beats including – Social Media, e-commerce, Mobile, Indian radio, Advertising, Food and Travel. Writing for various national and international publications has given Saloni an understanding of the science of social media.